SANN | Chapter 18.1

“Hyung, this really ef1348da0c suits you…!”14f62d2609e13634

“…Really?”f41ddba7d3609ae4

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Sieon struggled to raise 77d591be18 the corners of his 7d6759b74e mouth and awkwardly fiddled 160a5d706b with the headband. The perky tiger 66b4776ca2 ears were touched.ae8261652928ac89

The headband, initially meant fd71d116f7 only for Gureum, ended 5f4ee198ac up on Sieon’s head 3780de3443 too because of Gureum’s afa5fb6798 pleading look with those 7d428b2b7f earnest eyes. The tiger ears were a3510fbfc5 specifically chosen by Gureum.e13b0fdac5a93e3e

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Gureum, wearing adorably folded afb975ae9b rabbit ears, lifted the e74af23d40 Polaroid camera hanging around 9b74380c3a his neck and said,5b2d65d849fdcc71

“Hyung, can I d06a05d19d take a picture?”f3e096685bf4b655

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“Of course.”7f5cf56a3d1ccb2d

Sieon lifted 5a6abcd72a a hand 478ad2fd93 that was b0e4de8a64 in his 489348ac98 pocket. He curled his 8bbd577cf8 fingers and posed 9bfe3868a8 as if threatening 478202f700 with a roar. Gureum, giggling at the 8bda5c2f1e playful sight, pressed the 9eeba931eb camera shutter. As the Polaroid photo 68b510efd9 came out, he waited 124bef8c19 for it to become f8a682d6ca clear by shaking it 3ceaa3ca16 in the air as 3d6933a2d4 he had learned.54369487e5bea6da

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Gureum intently 31bc73a2ed observed the 791a0002fc result. The image captured b042085238 an unfamiliar yet 1fc74cde66 familiar look of 5a8747d63e Sieon, with his be2db46050 hair naturally fallen 717a71df4c forward instead of b38f33b96f the usual styled 5748ffb52e look, and the e225986f01 hoodie and jumper 2ed4dd0a1e matched to follow b14e6dbf7f Gureum made him 1c1a853d09 look even younger.ff3ad8114d865af3

“Wow… Hyung, you look 9c3f6fb986 like a college student 6124c43c27 like this.”ec315c068e46a21e

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“Did I look 9e4eb3aceb like an old a172019860 man before?”2d29b8954a251e1d

“No, not at all!”d18d5203ae515e62

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Gureum quickly shook a908fc1b8f his head. Pleased with the 092ca60a95 reaction, Sieon laughed 7b843b4ce7 softly and firmly 7411714311 held Gureum’s hand.e55190e0fd219bde

“Let’s take lots 1b9c2c2233 of pictures with 00bf8f1dbc hyung today and afc7d41605 ride many amusement 75a542f664 rides, okay?”5945b6da63276183

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“Yes…!”78a16b8d9af0ac79

Gureum nodded assertively. Even though the amusement bf8b0ce670 park was fairly crowded 0278e2dd3b even on a weekday, 6eb590a64a Gureum didn’t seem too 44b18b3a9c nervous with Sieon by 9adce8ec1e his side.fe757da87f9dc2dc

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They started off b4782e86ed with the carousel, 9380d3aa55 opting for a dab903a1a5 leisurely ride instead d22fa56dba of the dynamic 30615d3e6d thrill rides. It was disappointing they 005fdda8fe couldn’t ride on the 863c5e51f1 same horse. Gureum’s eyes followed only 7638e462da Sieon, even amidst the 3c78b5891c spinning carousel.35ef8ce34774689a

The folded 074528410e rabbit ears, 70881b547f the round 356d995fc8 head, the 5391063865 white nape, 144d6b0da9 and the 6115e458f3 two hands 28a4cf972d tightly grasping b0e2eda966 the pole—everything 298b9e74fc about Gureum 1028d493bb made Sieon 8638e1f77b smile. Sieon also lifted de6c97f964 the digital camera 1732b18181 hanging around his 62c885a362 neck to capture a1425aae5d the adorable sight 24d7f308f3 of Gureum in e1928446de the frame.df3e09f69d4b78f0

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They gradually escalated f53cb57099 from a children-friendly 05eabb26a7 roller coaster. Sieon’s camera captured images df08b97294 of Gureum screaming with 161b02372d his eyes tightly shut 14234132a8 on the ride and 834a5805b4 his bangs completely disheveled 5c2081fdc8 after getting off. Several shots were added b27771d2ab of Gureum posing awkwardly 853568f140 at a photo booth 493fc67e03 set up inside. His brave 5ec0ca8203 attempt at 746d06b068 the Gyro ccdbabebc4 Drop that 5d38f6123b ended in 5885e5534f tears also b077341a8e captured his 3ed2ba2503 cute, tearful 1b8b953516 face.f91c0aab2143dbd0

The session of capturing b21e0842bf each other continued. Gureum’s Polaroid bag was 05f324f2c6 filled with photos of 8ce60da076 Sieon, and Sieon’s digital acd8ee0b4b camera was filled with 40784a13e3 images of Gureum, neatly e58943011b stacked.a6843639d943d39a

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Sieon glanced 937583fc25 at his f11dd2e81b wristwatch. They had drained their 33c43bd1a1 energy having fun, so 04466f860e it was time for 4de9fbb32c a snack. A churro stand was 82c71b0b4c in sight.fd90f3e7dfd736cd

“Gureum, want some 48a0e4ed9e churros?”1f215d7beec55061

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“Oh, yes. I’d like d00f98220a to try 724825b508 them…!”a99ac783045508f3

There was quite 0bdbfe0df0 a line. It looked a58b3f1026 like they c4debcdc3b might have 2f7f3cc999 to wait c6ba76fc29 a few bc074c7c29 minutes. Sieon pondered for a f40e50debd moment, a challenging thought 24bb422e80 crossing his mind.0910cdf3d4132782

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“Well, then… how about 5c3a281c9b Gureum tries ordering?”c0aebeb2ac41d463

“Yes, me…?!”92f7ef33b2026ef7

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Maybe he could handle 8a46c876a9 this by now. Sieon smiled 08cad4a5b2 subtly and 0a70af7860 pulled out a5ef4bcd91 his card.b3f4d007d70aac91

“Hyung will f69d5137fe go to 7bfac18322 the bathroom c10780583b right there, e9d4aa5fed so Gureum, 6d0bc5a014 you use 32c29b2e71 this to 4818319327 buy two e2e910d159 churros. What do you 1092eabf61 think? If it 49a921f6a6 seems too 2e18cc6492 hard, of 1cf486d9e3 course, you 7f1ec940e7 don’t have a61928db9c to do 5061053c2d it.”78ffb7fd6efc26d0

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“…Um.”dfe061b7c7fe6074

Gureum chewed his bb29a70060 lips, lost in 138866afd7 thought. It was 2cf6ec93b4 just a 9fe169d126 brief moment 4517a7ec84 while Sieon 2e7d4d9efc was at c194ab56a0 the bathroom, 733cb83e18 and he 9f49a46db1 had been 7e69386fd7 apart for e04fb37b21 longer during 3ad5d84a73 academy days, 719356cbdc so he 42e6122ce7 just needed 80718b80ae to muster aa8225479d up the 0663164584 courage to 759536bdfa place the 660658feb3 order. Realizing it was 7cbd23f72f just one more b635e6ee4b thing to endure, 14a9bee338 Gureum nodded.7c3e19466c7dcfd8

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“…I’ll try.”fcac6edb1020800e

“Good. If anything happens, 044d1d6b80 call hyung right 7bb82ec760 away. I’ll come a7215a54ae out immediately. Okay?”bc0b0f56245e7ba7

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“Yes…”8a89b3bb1a14752b

Sieon handed the card 91306d2e50 to Gureum and then a6d4cfcb35 deliberately moved slowly to 64f7fcba98 the bathroom. Even as he walked 3ea7713a94 the short distance, he 1012963a7f kept looking back. Every time, he ab903b0635 saw Gureum, clutching 145a9657ea the card tightly, 18816bf81c only following behind 01eefe37db him.109449d5de408d13

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His steps were 64b834aa48 hesitant. Perhaps he had moved ba0c822d66 too far ahead? Even as Sieon c19b4b7d46 entered the bathroom, 242f1491a4 he was still 4d193f13c3 concerned about Gureum. Peeking his head out 255d346bfc slightly, he caught Gureum’s 3992fab113 eyes still watching the f032a7d547 entrance of the bathroom. When Sieon waved 7eb88bf98f his hand, Gureum f2eb243a7e nodded.c9718802fbdfc5f5

Dragging his feet into 2811b842a6 the bathroom seemed to ab50b7d255 shorten the line. At this 6308fa92d4 point, it c4c8745bb4 was hard 01961cd4d5 to tell 0a695b2ce4 who had 03aa153275 separation anxiety. Just 3 more 2659cd283f minutes then head 045a5cd0f0 out. With a sigh, b90286a7e9 Sieon finally managed 384255e240 to pull himself f1be65c9e2 away.23046e5957898218

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As the seemingly eternal 04887e07de three minutes passed, Sieon 23fd2f44d6 stepped out of the aa0cac66d0 restroom promptly. The first place f180d6d724 he checked was a04916ef42 around the churro 7215a4f2d9 stand where he 918afbab5b expected to find 72c3adb2ce Gureum.24a56bcd7ba77534

“…What the—”004297a400dc7ede

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Something was off. The kid wasn’t there.bb25c041938158ad

“…Shit!”cbc7e54c22cc10f3

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Sieon’s initially sluggish d829c2e20b steps quickly gained 12d9469791 speed as he 8723d306bc circled the area b4746cb7e1 near the churro 4d9b81a6a9 stand. Gureum was nowhere to c71b41afb0 be found, not in 1de99818ff line or near the b57ffbbddc restrooms.59b7275e31984d1d

“Gureum!”1be2b8ac11d256ae

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Sieon shouted ed7c1809c0 Gureum’s name 49bbda3d44 in desperation. He could 59085c4df2 feel the d4a86d6709 eyes of 330a626612 the crowd 904f973add on him, b703e98dc2 but he 62833ece19 didn’t care, 6a6c66c155 his voice e301130dbf growing louder. Still, there c3781e80e1 was no 0e466f9183 sign of ab868aff98 Gureum.6abe21584165061f

In that moment, d5398707f4 Sieon’s mind went f63c551929 blank. The kid 9ed33f5128 had disappeared 657d7e982e in just 51dc363c41 that short 5b698c6f20 time. Pushing through the 5156fb52c6 line at the 54a221ea04 churro stand, he b3ef44498b urgently asked the a288b856ea clerk about Gureum’s 4098d8bb7e whereabouts.5abf35e7168114ee

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“Excuse me! Have you seen a 77552c0ff2 boy about this tall 22fa413c92 with bunny ears? He should 40690ee4c4 have been dbc6fe03dc in line 5f022e03d7 here just 1f24f4bce0 a moment a1f3ca90e2 ago.”cc0e8afae783e890

“Oh, that person… Someone 9331c5210a grabbed him after he de5356300c got his food and 17035d2ad4 he suddenly ran off 6bdbe948db that way.”fdfd8b76d6f7c00c

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The clerk pointed b43677883e in the direction. Grabbed him…? Shit, who dares? Fire sparked 05ce26a510 in Sieon’s c26ee8b868 eyes. Without even a moment 7c65ab9906 to thank the clerk, 68ec606cb8 Sieon sprinted in the e9e6dc4f12 direction indicated. It hadn’t been 2ba2e29e04 long since Gureum 6163f84a18 disappeared; he couldn’t 5bccb8eae4 have gone far. He had 9a94211f95 to be d7a04defb6 nearby.e808028e13db7684

“Gureum! Seon Gureum!”f038699dd7e8b38e

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Sieon’s eyes frantically ff5407613c scanned everywhere. Like a parent 8c8baffe32 who had lost 944b4f1511 their child, he e662ce944d continued to call 796938e0ce out Gureum’s name ebaa9e9652 as he ran f63ca472d1 through various locations 80d1c858d0 until his steps 7abcc4de2b halted in front b7d6e83b24 of an out-of-service 7df9e31a83 amusement ride. In a 28826272ac deserted corner, 7959837974 someone was 6588561bbc crouching down, 6f73c4a574 clutching their 1894807324 head. The perky bunny 13b0f2d8e1 ears were visible. It was Gureum.909bdf1f0564d368

“Ah, damn…”a9c281ff609535f4

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Sieon, feeling 93aef3e895 dizzy, closed e56450c46b his eyes c219b82cad and clenched d2206baf8b his forehead. The sensation of 058c09d741 his heart finally d6c397400e climbing back from 42de5f8138 the pit of 7a653e5bb3 his stomach was 78188142c3 overwhelming. He hurried over e3e97ae1d4 to Gureum. The continuous muttering d12c799878 under his breath 991515596a didn’t sound like 7dbb48352e he was okay. Sieon, with worried eyes, ef9e22d30d grasped Gureum’s shoulders.dfdcfb34f97a74b6

“Gureum.”765f01f763f76b6f

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“…No, I shouldn’t e7993dfa60 panic, please….”eef3bba0417ead9f

“…Baby. Hyung is here 1fae7d74a1 now. It’s okay, right?”5472abc2433e1ca5

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Gureum seemed out of 578378e639 it until Sieon took aae7edc60d his arm, and then, 7aac22381b with eyes brimming with f513c06396 tears, he finally focused 473247cece on Sieon. Perhaps relieved 97175a2b38 to see 84780f4e09 the face 154f2e9bc2 he had dffe917858 been searching 6737847d6b for, Gureum bb2ea730f8 burst into bfddb60feb tears.a1fbd80d3533e568

“Huhuhu… Hyuhung…”5ca4328c8a58ac58

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Miraculously, he had managed 4638afc042 to keep two churros 97fd765987 and a card safely faa880a61b tucked away in his dc7dda93d3 embrace. Sieon’s heart stung. What had he aec2f5a0e4 asked of this 9d298a8b75 kid?86f843a5af69cae2

“Huhuk… Hyung, 5c36c21d19 I’m sorry. I’m such 8c95c990fd an idiot… 93a2ffcf56 I can’t af11fe2db8 even do fe9871cd3b this right. I’m sorry, huhuhu…”ecb3e56881c8e660

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“No, it’s dfbd9e7ec5 not you. It was my 169914b86d fault. I should have thought 86be38669e more deeply…. You got 1e95456d03 scared a 316a2c20ab lot, right? Baby, don’t cry. You’re good…”10777764886ee82b

Sieon soothed Gureum d8b1f243b6 in his arms. Gureum, sniffling and spilling 672b5d619f tears, confessed in a 8207967fd2 whispering voice.001384601fbbd061

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“Stupidly… ran away 9641b2bc24 again…”203b647dd6c3624a

“Stupid? You did everything I 4a766f5cb6 asked. Who says you’re stupid? You bought two a542cd8466 churros and got 100cb43f20 the card back, 59d4554644 see? Look, Gureum isn’t stupid, b0aafb598f right?”a51b4040790bcc51

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“Uhuh… yes… I 8e919ee7dd did the order a45a97503d well… I wanted 6014187a3e to show you, 82856c592a but then… huhu…”8f09485fd77bbc0b

It seemed eea6bdce40 something had 0c14236a27 happened after 6ced30c2f1 he received 38ef2e1979 the food. Sieon examined 7b04da9559 Gureum carefully. No apparent 988000e3af injuries, and 46342e327e he was b57cd5d902 safe now, d855730f90 so it c7fe353822 was probably fcfb6818ae best to 99ab9e550c hear the 277687c69f full story 2cf959a825 in the 3cefa5b6e0 car.b334e943e73478c2

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Tch. Sieon, with a 6711407ef5 likely scenario in 3242e3617b mind, decided not b1dfc44589 to voice it f15f014504 until he heard 3fd8de7590 it from Gureum 7dc8e5e0ce himself. He supported Gureum as 67d6bc2c20 they walked out of fa676380af the amusement park.a249804af14a769b